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The nugger was flinp. The nugger was flinp and wugnet. The nugger was flinp, wugnet and manple in my waslet. What was flinp? How else does the author describe the nugger? What does the nugger do? What is a nugger?
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"Aoccdrnig to a rseearchr at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit any porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe."
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"Aoccdrnig to a fulgegr at an Elingsh ugrbiitloy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit any porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe."
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"Aoccdrnig to a flugger at an Elingsh ubligitory, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit any porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe."
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Biggest “Bang” for your buck Oral language vastly different from written language 95% of words on page to comprehend meaning Recognition of a new word in print is easier & faster if the word already has an identity
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The Oxford English Dictionary: _________ In printed school English, grades 3-9: ______ Recognized by college graduates: ________ Recognized by high school graduates: ______ Recognized by average kindergartener: _____
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The Oxford English Dictionary: 290,500 In printed school English, grades 3-9: 88,000 Recognized by college graduates: 50,000-80,000 Recognized by high school graduates: 40,000 Recognized by avg. kindergartener: 4,500-5,000
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GradeRoot Words Known by Average Student (25 th – 75 th percentile) Root Words Known by Lowest 25% Students (Bottom Quartile) End of preK3,4402,440 End of K4,3003,014 End of Grade 15,1603,592 End of Grade 26,0204,168 (after Biemiller, 1999. 2005) Children with well-developed vocabularies will recognize the meanings of thousands more words!
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11 https://www.kansasprojectsuccess.org/system/files/83/original/4%20Part%20Processor%20Poster.pdf?1306258404
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General Service List + Academic Word List cover 90% of academic vocabulary Bauer & Nation (General Service List) Coxhead (Academic Word List) Other: Morphology Marzano (Academic Vocabulary)
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Approx 2000 words of greatest “general service” Each is a “headword” representing a word family Frequency data for each word is given Widely influential (graded readers)
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570 most common word families from academic text Excluded the first 2000 words (GSL), proper nouns & purely latin forms (et al, etc, ie,) Ordered by frequency (10 sublists)
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Subject-specific Grade-band specific Includes proper nouns
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Biggest Bang… Using context… Greek & Latin influences Prefixes, suffixes & roots
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http://www.engageny.org http://www.engageny.org See 3 rd Grade ELA Curriculum, “protocols” -> “Vocabulary Strategies” Semantic Map Semantic Feature Analysis Venn Diagram Frayer Model Gradient Grid
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http://www.georgialiteracy.org/Detail/92/vob id--460/ http://www.georgialiteracy.org/Detail/92/vob id--460/ www.evernote.com www.evernote.com Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, The Mighty Word: Building Vocabulary and Oral Language, Dr. Louisa Moats, Sopris West,
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